Education Verification

An education verification validates the disclosed education of an individual. Typically, the standard is to verify the highest degree, unless otherwise requested. Certn verifies degree(s) received, course of study, and dates of attendance when available. This is verified directly with the institution(s) listed which includes through their electronic repository that holds the records if required.

Certn makes 3-5 sufficient attempts to obtain source data for verification and reports back accordingly. A sufficient attempt can be defined as an attempt which could reasonably lead to a result. Additional fees apply when a school utilizes an outsourced entity to provide data.

Availability

This check is available in Canada 🇨🇦 and the US 🇺🇸

This check is available for a quickscreen ✅

Canada

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	No	Quickscreen ❌ Invite ❌

US

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	No	Quickscreen ❌ Invite ❌

Parameters

Request flag

Include this flag in the body of your request:

request_education_verification

Optional flags

Set these flags explicitly, or leave them out to use your team's default settings:

education_verification_level

education_verification_min

education_verification_max

See all Education Verification flags

Invite parameters

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:

• email

See all available Application parameters

Quickscreen parameters

To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:

• information

  • first_name

  • last_name

  • date_of_birth

  • addresses (min 1)

  • educations (min 1)

• position_or_property_location

Make sure to obtain the proof of consent from your applicant before running the quickscreen.

Example request

{
    "request_education_verification": true,
    "education_verification_level": "HIGHEST",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Sebastien",
        "last_name": "Normandin",
        "date_of_birth": "1970-06-28",
        "addresses": [{
                "address": "4412 King Alfred Court",
                "city": "Victoria",
                "province_state": "BC",
                "country": "CA",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "educations": [{
                "current": false,
                "start_date": "2016-08-21",
                "end_date": "2020-04-16",
                "institution": "University of Victoria",
                "degree": {
                    "degree": "BA"
                },
                "specializations": [{
                        "specialization": "History"
                    }
                ],
                "address": {
                    "city": "Victoria",
                    "province_state": "BC",
                    "other_province_state": "",
                    "country": "CA"
                },
                "highest_level": true
            }
        ]
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "Tiffany & Co., 97 Greene St",
        "city": "New York City",
        "county": "New York",
        "province_state": "NY",
        "country": "US",
        "postal_code": "10012",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}

Report

Report field: information.educations

Each education verification object can be found under information.educations[index]. See Certn Verifications for more.